SequelSEC

ECOLAB INC. ECL

Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics · CIK 0000031462 · Fiscal year ends 1231

Revenue
$16.08B
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31
Operating income
$2.74B
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31
Free cash flow
$1.90B
Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31

ECOLAB INC. (ECL) reported revenue of $16.08B and net income of $2.08B for the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31. This page shows 10 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from ECOLAB INC.’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from. It is classified by the SEC under Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics.

Income

ECOLAB INC. income by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Revenue$16.08B$15.74B$15.32B$14.19B$12.73B$11.79B$12.56B$12.22B$13.84B$13.15B
Cost of revenue$8.93B$8.90B$9.15B$8.83B$7.62B$6.91B$7.05B$6.88B$8.06B$7.53B
Gross profit$7.15B$6.84B$6.17B$5.36B$5.12B$4.88B$5.52B$5.35B$5.77B$5.62B
Operating income$2.74B$2.80B$1.99B$1.56B$1.60B$1.40B$1.85B$1.73B$1.95B$1.87B
Net income$2.08B$2.11B$1.37B$1.09B$1.13BUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Research & development$202.00M$207.00M$192.00M$190.00M$186.00M$185.00M$190.00M$193.00M$201.00M$189.00M
Weighted-average diluted sharesshares 285.20Mshares 286.60Mshares 286.50Mshares 286.60Mshares 289.10Mshares 290.30Mshares 292.50Mshares 292.80Mshares 294.00Mshares 296.70M
Pretax income$2.55B$2.57B$1.76B$1.34B$1.41B$1.16B$1.73B$1.59B$1.76B$1.65B
Income tax expense$454.60M$439.30M$362.50M$234.50M$270.20M$176.60M$288.60M$321.20M$243.80M$402.90M
Diluted EPS$7.28$7.37$4.79$3.81$3.91$-4.15$5.33$4.88$5.12$4.14
Selling, general & administrative$4.26B$4.23B$4.06B$3.65B$3.42B$3.31B$3.55B$3.51B$3.83B$3.71B
General & administrativeUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Selling & marketingUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Balance

ECOLAB INC. balance by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Cash & equivalents$646.20M$1.26B$919.50M$598.60M$359.90M$1.26B$118.80M$114.70M$211.40M$327.40M
Total assets$24.70B$22.39B$21.85B$21.46B$21.21B$18.13B$20.87B$20.07B$19.96B$18.33B
Current assets$5.96B$6.03B$5.64B$5.49B$4.69B$5.12B$4.83B$4.68B$4.59B$4.28B
Total liabilities$14.89B$13.60B$13.77B$14.21B$13.95B$11.92B$12.14B$12.02B$12.31B$11.36B
Current liabilities$5.53B$4.79B$4.35B$4.21B$3.55B$2.93B$3.63B$3.69B$3.48B$3.02B
Total equity incl. NCI$9.80B$8.79B$8.07B$7.26B$7.25B$6.20B$8.73B$8.05B$7.65B$6.94B
Temporary (mezzanine) equityUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Inventory$1.49B$1.46B$1.50B$1.79B$1.49B$1.29B$1.08B$1.55B$1.45B$1.32B
Accounts receivable$3.25B$2.86B$2.83B$2.70B$2.48B$2.27B$2.38B$2.66B$2.57B$2.34B
Goodwill$9.23B$7.91B$8.15B$8.01B$8.06B$6.01B$5.57B$5.39B$7.17B$6.38B
Long-term debt$7.37B$6.95B$7.55B$8.08B$8.35B$6.67B$5.97B$6.30B$6.76B$6.15B
Accounts payable$2.07B$1.81B$1.57B$1.73B$1.38B$1.16B$1.08B$1.26B$1.18B$983.20M

Cash flow

ECOLAB INC. cash flow by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Operating cash flow$2.95B$2.81B$2.41B$1.79B$2.06B$1.86B$2.42B$2.28B$2.09B$1.94B
Capital expenditures$1.05B$994.50M$774.80M$712.80M$643.00M$489.00M$731.30M$778.70M$868.60M$756.80M
Investing cash flow-$2.71B-$433.80M-$990.50M-$716.80M-$4.58B-$414.50M-$1.20B-$1.03B-$1.73B-$773.60M
Financing cash flow-$853.30M-$2.02B-$1.05B-$837.30M$1.60B-$341.80M-$1.35B-$1.17B-$522.70M-$868.20M
Net change in cashUnavailableUnavailable$320.90M$238.70M-$900.30M$1.07B-$107.60M$82.60M-$169.00M$287.60M
Stock-based compensation$136.60M$134.80M$95.10M$87.80M$89.50M$82.10M$84.00M$88.00M$90.50M$85.70M
Common dividends paid$753.60M$664.30M$617.30M$602.80M$566.40M$560.80M$552.90M$494.80M$448.70M$427.50M
Common share repurchases$783.80M$986.50M$13.70M$518.20M$106.60M$146.20M$353.70M$562.40M$600.30M$739.60M
Depreciation & amortizationUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

Derived

ECOLAB INC. derived by fiscal year, in US dollars, normalized from SEC filings.
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-31
Free cash flow$1.90B$1.82B$1.64B$1.08B$1.42B$1.37B$1.69B$1.50B$1.22B$1.18B
Gross margin44.5%43.5%40.2%37.8%40.2%41.4%43.9%43.7%41.7%42.7%
Operating margin17.0%17.8%13.0%11.0%12.6%11.8%14.7%14.1%14.1%14.2%
FCF margin11.8%11.6%10.7%7.6%11.1%11.6%13.4%12.3%8.8%9.0%
SBC / revenue0.8%0.9%0.6%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.7%
Current ratio1.08x1.26x1.30x1.30x1.32x1.75x1.33x1.27x1.32x1.42x
Revenue YoY growth2.2%2.7%8.0%11.4%8.0%-6.1%2.8%-11.7%5.2%Unavailable
Net margin12.9%13.4%9.0%7.7%8.9%UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
R&D / revenue1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%1.5%1.6%1.5%1.6%1.5%1.4%
CapEx / revenue6.5%6.3%5.1%5.0%5.0%4.1%5.8%6.4%6.3%5.8%
Long-term debt / equity0.75xUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Effective tax rate17.8%17.1%20.6%17.5%19.1%15.2%16.7%20.2%13.8%24.4%

Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open ECL in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.

Source filings

10-Q · Filed 2026-08-06View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-05-07View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2026-02-23View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-10-30View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-08-07View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-05-08View SEC filing

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Reconciliation checks needing review

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balance equationreview2016-12-31

Difference 29900000 exceeds tolerance 18330200.000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.